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Be it ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) 6.20.010 PERMIT REQUIRED FOR CANVASSERS AND SOLICITORS is hereby amended to add Subsection 3. DO NOT KNOCK REGISTRY to 6.20.010.B PERMIT REQUIRED.
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3. Do Not Knock Registry
a. The Police Department shall prepare a list of addresses of those premises where the owner and/or occupant has notified the Chief of Police, or his designee, that a door-to-door salesperson, hawker, peddler, or any other person, including corporate or business entities, wishing to sell wares or services in all districts, in locations which are not stationary, are not permitted on the premises (hereinafter referred to as the “Do Not Knock Registry”). Notification shall be by completion of a form available at the Police Department.
b. The Chief of Police or designee shall distribute the current Do Not Knock Registry to a person or entity licensed under this section at the time of issuance of the license. The licensee shall not peddle, canvass, or conduct door-to-door sales at any premises identified on the then current Do Not Knock Registry.
c. Any canvasser, peddler, itinerant vendor or owner or employee of a door-to-door sales enterprise who violates any provision of this section shall be:
i. Subject to an ordinance violation fine of $300.00 per offense and/or
ii. Subject to a one-year revocation of any permit issued pursuant to the within article.